Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1926, Page 20

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NATIONAL PLAYERS — “Apple- sauce.” One of the best of the smarter and newer Amerfcan comedies, “Apple- sauce,” by Barry Conners be the mew production ational Theater Player . staged under the ve of Clifford Brooke, with Romaine Callender, John | Warner, Dorothy Tierney Rhea Dively ‘and others of the popular troupe in the cast “Applesauce,” which opens Monday night, derives its title from a current | not long in the destine take “hunk’” a i the play sp v Everybody 1sts soft-soaps his via the “applesauce” ill with of lad who and indul him, so he through 1 route Barry comedy, cesses loves the 1e- wrote recent. Conners, W noted for among them yorne Fost on By A and “Hell's Bells promises a thor- production season Mad Honeymoon Clifford Brooke oughly ) to-the-minute and it looks as though Washington another big laugh. for charged with laugl Bargain mat will be given \ @ay. sday and KEITH'S—Emma Haig. The diminutive dancer, Emma Haig, with Olin Howland and Buddy Shep pard's Orchestra, will headline the bill et B. 1. Keith's Theater this week Also featured will be the Hemstreet | Singers, T Charm Quartet.” a newcomer to vaudeville e piquant comedienne, *J France,” will w mer Sweet,” Johnny Cantwell, compa including Byron William Rand, Rozer Allen and Mik Martine Janet of France” is s 1 beauty from the land of ke with ara Barry and | s ator end bright patter ted in making who is intere not laws, as People’s Choice™; Dorot etta_Ityan, who will #ing and dance; the Aer H with speedy gymnastic Amazon and Nile, in “A Enchant ment.” | College an en v Jay ilhons Sisters “Faneiful divided into eight ¢ the trio of teams is cialty Others on_the han Bile Goose Is Cooked, ence of mMusic , and Rus elty entertainers, The photoplay w Up,” featuring \ mund Burns, ( 8 1 ench of | allotted a spe Frank Mee in “The described .as the ind modern vaude- Dock and Peat, nov- il are Shannon “Sunny S 1y Side | 1lds, R to THE Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company has inaugurated the first regular passenger air service in America, between Washington and the Sesquicentennial in Phila- delphia. Flying time one hour and a half each way. Two round trips are made every day including Sunday. Charge is $15.00 one way and $25.00 for a 15-day round trip ticket. These charges are made so low in order that as many as possible may learn the com- THE Jensen, Willlam Austin and Charles Conklin. COLUMBIA—"Diplomacy.” “Diplomacy,” Victorien Sardou’s celebrated stage play for Sarah Bern- hardt, a classic of modern drama, -has | been ‘produced by Paramount as a | photoplay, with a cast including Blanche Sweet, Neil Hamilton, Ar- lette Marchal, Matt Moore, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Earle Williams, Ar | thur Edmund Carewe, Ju! Gordon and Sojin, will be sh Loew’s Columbla next we “Diplomac represent directoral artistry of who, in this pictlire as a member of the tors’ staff. | e original Sardou play has been much modernized to adapt it to the photoplay form by Benjamin Glazer. Miss Sweet has the role of Dora, daughter of the impoverished Mar- quise de Zares, who falis unde S picion, a few days after her mal to a young sh diplomat, of hav ing convey @ Russian agent a certain secret treaty between China and England. Believing her mother Ethel Clayton and Sally Rand, 1 an organ recital will be given by Alexander Arons, concert organist. STRAND—"Berlin v Topped by one of Loew's prize of- the bill at the Strand Theater next weck will present Alex Hyde in m in u gorgeously staged contest ween classical 2z melodies entitled “Berlin v with Leo- nette Ball as Miss Jazz; Carol Ather- ton, as Miss ( c; Ralph Belmont, as Berlin, Ife, as Carl Mason black-face as “Two Virginians comedy and imitation: 2 4, al Singing, Comedy and Dancing” num. will offer some unique surprises; Sorman and Clarice, better known as "The Worths,” will offer a spectacu- lar dance creation, conceived and | staged by Norman Worth, with Ash- ! Y pbaige at the xvlophone: and|guilty of the theft, the girl makes no Mitchell and Darling in “Rounds of | gttempt to deny the charges against La ter” will furnish fun for all {her, but when mattters are at their The photoplay will bring Ann Pen- | \orst un American secret service nington and Johnnie Walker in _an|nun intervenes to clear up the mys- exciting story of the age. “The ; L oh . | tery and to restore happiness to the Mad Dancer,” raplkete with thrills and | youns lovers. R sensational episodes in a romance of e RIALTO—"Laddie.” gay Paris that has its climax right | here in Washington | “Laddie,” starring John Bowers and Bess Flowers, by the late Gene Strat ton-Porter, which comes to the Rialto next week, is the latest screen pro- | duction based on the works of this popular novelist. It is said to adhere with splendid fidelity to the original book, which has been read, it has {been estimated, by more than 6,000, 000 persons. “Laddie,” with its delightful comedy {of boy and girl life, its glowing ro “Pas. [mance and human action, is a story igari,” | too well known to need repetition here. Only from the pen of this bril- liant writer could have come a tale | 50 true, so replete with the knowledse of nature and the ability to make | Liszt.” the latest shalt Neilan, makes his_bow Paramount direc- ynne, will entertain ' with_ songs, ACE—"The Waltz Dream.” Waltz Dream.” Ufa's_colorful | The Merry Widow mous Viennese oper- | by Oscar Straus, and | brought to the screen under the per- sonal direction of Dr. Ludwig Berger, one of the most brilliant dramatists in announced for Loew’s It is presented by from the same . made : Cabinet of Dr. C: and Viennese 1 enia Desni, with who appear in its prominent are at present unfamiliar to audienc is the story of cold provincial prin cess. ther brings her 1o Vienna to marry a grand duke, but who becomes gay under the potency | nd the dance and kisses the | archduke’s aid, which practically | kes it a match. The prince con- | sort, tiring of his lonely lot in the | provinces, f of a_ladies’ o Ly the princess to school the la the ways of the capital. F state of affairs the story p ul but Get the er in rom this | | Genuine METROPOLITAN— For Constipation The bill for next week at Crandall’s | Metropolitan will present Willi Fo production of “Fig Les rge O'Brienand Leaves.” ‘ Olive the mis youngsters, in music and sor ] Leaves” moves quickly ally from scenes of matu ¥ to the sophisticated splendors ultrafashionable gown shop. little Eve, wife of man, is tempted by a | i serpent | he theme of the story is woman's nz for beautiful clothes and | rstanding | includes de Ber ig Feen cast also Phyllis Andre [ Sulalie | “GO by AIR” PHILADELPHIA The Sesquicentennial City fort, safety and speed of this latest method of transportation. Special buses leave Hotel Washington 20 minutes before P.R.T. buses will meet each plane in Philadelphia to carry you to the center of that city. No extra Each plane carries eight sengers, and each passenger is permitted 30 Ibs. of baggage departure of planes. charge for this bus service. free. Excess baggage 25c a pou THE PLANES — They are Fokker 3-engine monoplanes, equipped with Wright whirlwind motors, and are the latest development of the Fokker Aircraft Corporation. Average speed is 90 m INFORMATION Planes leave Hoover Field, Arlington, Va., for Philadelphia, 12 o'clock noon and 3:30 P.M. East- ern Standard Time. Planes leave Navy Yard, Philadelphia, for Hoover Field, Washington, 9:30 A.M.and 1:45 P.M. East ern Standard Time. Starting point—Hotel Washington 20 minutes before each plane's. de- parture. Special bus will carry you to Hoover Field. ins are roomy, with indi Large windows afford perfect vision and ventilation. Only ordinary street clothing is required. —Fastest known method of transportation is by air. an hour. there is no sensation whatever of rapid flight. SAFETY—This Airplane Ser automobile safety is judged by the record of race track Air travel in Europe is now as much an ac nd. 3 months without an accident. Fokker planes in cover 10,000 miles a day, and have ope giving regular, safe and efficient service. Most of the European lines operate single-engine idual seats, P-R:T.Air Service uses 3-engine planes, and any one il between Washington and Philadelphi Yet to the passenger See or telephone representative in Hotel Washington lobby Main 3393 <3 il 2oy EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1I. Be Sure You in love with the leader | rl lna a hestra, who is retained n this delicious mint-flavored chewing gum tablet S98Pro, a-mint ‘The Chewing LAXATIVE Chew It Like Gum must not be judged by the antics of the loop-the-loop dare-devils, any more than epted fact as train service, and its safety record is an enviable one. 50 German lines in one national system have just completed ted many yea motors will prevent the necessity of a forced landing, and so still further promote safety by insuring continued flight. S« AIR MAIL-P. R. T. Air Service also carries th with U.S. Post Office Department. Letters marked “Air Mai with 10c postage will reach Philadelphia by P. R. T. AirServi 1926. that subject attractive to hér vast]Business” and a new Sportlight, with | Moran, Noah Beery, Loutse Dresser, public. | organ music by Mirabel J. Lindsay. | Helen Jeromo Eddy and Douglas Fair- 3T Meatinn;, sonagiaw ot AHe | | banks, jr.; also Edna Marian in “His late novelist, directed the picture and | CENTRAL—“Brooding Eyes.” | Girl Friend”; Saturday, a Peter B. his wife, Jeanette Meehan, adapted i “Brooding Eyes" will be shown for Kyne story, “The Shamrock Handi. the story. | the first time on any Washington ,, & Juvenile comedy, ‘Raisin The success of little Gene Stratton, | screen at Crandall's Central Theater ' and a new issue of “Snap- granddaughter of the author, in “The | the first two days of next week, be- Keeper of the Bees" is sald to be ginning Sunday afternoon, with Lionel | repeated in “Laddle.” The cast also | Barrymore featured; a new Fox Im includes David Torrence, Theodore | Perial comedy, ‘‘Matrimony Blu, von Eltz, Eugenia Gilbert, Eulalie, and the second of a series of Charles Jensen and John Fox, ir. ton lessons; Tuesday and Wednesday o hnehflr“ lmestt outdooxg'rn, “Born . o . ., |to the West,” featuring Jack Holt, TIVOLI—"Fascinating South.” | yjtn Margaret Morris, Raymona Hat. “Fascinating Youth” Paramount's|ton, Arlette Marchel, eorge Siegman Junior Stars’ Production, will be and Willlam Carrol; also “Fool's shown at Crandall's Tivoli on Sunday i Luck”; Thursday, “The Social High- and Monday of next week, with a new | wayman,” Willlam Beaudine's produc- Our Gang comedy, “Uncle Tom's Un- | tion of a modern Robin Hood, featur- cle.” and the Pathe Review; Tuesday ' ing John Patrick, Dorothy de Vore and Wednesday, Ricardo Cortez and | and Montagu Love: also Gienn Tryon Wallace Beery in “Volcano, Laur- | in Tkulele Shelks”; Friday, Rex ence Eyre's famous play, “Mar-| Beach's “Padlocked,” featuring Lois tinique,” an Imperial comedy, *‘Mat- | e rimony’ Blues,” and a reel in color, |- “The Vision.” | “Variety,” Paramount’s KEuropean || sensation, will be shown Thursday || and Friday, with Emil Jannings, Eu- || rope's foremost actor; Lya de Putti and Warwick Ward featured, “an Vernon in “Broken . Chi opics of the Day.” Saturday, ! at's Pajamas” a nightmare of ', with Betty Bronson, Ricardo and Theodore Roberts; a Ju- venile comedy, “‘Bear Cats,” and a new The Moving Picture Guild, Wardman Park Theater, will pr Emil Jannings in “Peter the Great” and John Barrymore in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" as their revivals for next week. | These pictures are presented as showing the American and the con- tinental actor at his best. Jannings, since his performance in “Variety,” has been acclalmed by some critics the greatest film actor in the world. His acting is of the German. Barry- In Georgetown $5,500.00 will buy a six room and bath dwelling in Ceorgetown. Small Cash Payment. Balance Monthly. J. LEO KOLB 1237 Wisc. Ave. 923 New York Ave. West 74 Main 5027 { i Sportlight. | AMBASSADOR—"Fig Leaves.” “Fig Leaves,” featuring Olive Bor- ! den and George O'Brien, will be seen at Crandall's Ambassador Theater the | first three days of next week, begin- ningSunday afternoon; Wednesday and Thursday, “Meet the Prince,” turing Joseph Schildkraut, Marguerite | de la’ Motte, Julia Faye, Vera Sted. ', man and Divid Butler; ‘also_Bobby || Vernon in Al Christie’s “Untfl We Eat | 1" Friday only, the Paramount | i cinating Youth': | Alice Day nnett’s *‘Gooseland" | i and “Topics of the Day': Saturday, Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Uortez in oleano,” Laurence Eyre' Martinique™; Our Gang in ") wvE | ATl . Look for the name Feen-: mint in orange on the ‘white oval with the blue polka-dot border. Beware of substitutes. (© Hoover Art Studie drivers. Europe planes. of these WILMINGTON Interesting—and True ESS than one-eighth of tée inco 1 tax L payers of the United States contr L more than one-half of the reported income. It is vitally important to a national adv *rtiser to cover the people who represer - one- half of the nation’s buying pow:r. Years ago we set out to make C smo- politan a magazine which would ppeal to these people. We engafed the most distinguished authors and illust ators. ‘We set up our own machinery f r dis- tributing the magazine sowe coul isend it to those newsstands, and only those newsstands whereit would be pur. hased by the people we were trying to -each. Recently, we again checked the results of this policy. You would be interested tc know the proportion of the last 100 purch: sers of Buicks in_St. Louis who are subscri ers to Cosmopolitan. And how nearly o1t sub- scription lists check with the charge ¢ istom- ers of Sibley, Lindsay & Kerr, Roc: ester’s leading deparcment store. Also, thg 1 amber of his customers the biggest retail jew zler in the South found to be our customers Facts like these that prove Cosmopolita:: goes to people with buying power, we can quote you endlessly. / BALTIMORE | 1 [ il WASHINGTON SIOp more is regarded by many as Amer- ica’s greatest thespian. “Peter the Great,” Ufa's screen story of Russia’'s greatest emperor, will be shown Sunday, Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday. followed by Barrymore's “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. * the picturization of Steven- son's story made in the old days of the Paramount-Artcraft. APOLLO. Sunday, Earle Foxe and Margaret Livingston in “A Trip to Chinatown and Lupino Lane in “Fool's Luck Monday, Emil Jannings in “Quo V. dis” and Aesop Fable: Tuesday and Drink Wednesday, Rex Beach' and Lloyd Hamilton in ters'; Thursday, Conway Tearle and Barbara Bedford in “The Sporting Lover” and Imperial comedy: Friday George O'Brien in “Silver Treasure and Jimmie Adams in “Chase Your self”’; Saturday, Peter B. Kyne's “Tha Golden Stra les Chase in “Mum's the Word 3 AVENUE GRAND. Sunday and Monday, Rex React “Padlocked” and Llovd Hamilton in “Nothing Matters™: Tuesday, Conw; Tearle and Barbara Bedf in_“The ontinued on Twenty-first Page ) “Padlocked* Nothing Mat. ENJOY THE PLEASURE OF THE MEAL FuLLY! CELESTINS VICHY TTHE, NATURAL ALKALINE MINE WATER' FROM THEWORLD FAMOUS SPRING' LLESTIN THE PROPERTY OF, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC BOTTLED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STATE by: HOTELS, CLUBS, RESTAURANTS, GROCERS w0 DRUGGISTS combined with e - ADELA ROGERS St JoHNS has looked deep into the Aeart of 2 modern young Woman—a Girl who demands friedom—and has seen what has not been seen by any other living writer. She tells it dramatically in her new novel. A FREE SoOUL which begins in SEPTEMBER sts lnternational olitan NOW ON SALE

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